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Zacks Premium Research for VXZ

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SP 500 VIX MID-TERM FUTURES INDEX TR

This index is linked to the performance of the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index TR. Specifically, the index offers exposure to a daily rolling position in the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th month VIX contracts and reflects the implied volatility of the S&P 500 in the mid part of the curve. The Index futures roll continuously throughout each month with the fourth being traded out for the new 7th.

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IPATH SP 500 VIX MID-TERM FUTURES ETN

It is designed to provide access to equity market volatility through CBOE Volatility Index futures. Specifically, the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index TR offers exposure to a daily rolling long position in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh month VIX futures contracts and reflects the implied volatility of the S&P 500 Index at various points along the volatility forward curve.

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